Marissa Shennan , LMFT

Marissa Shennan is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people facing life changes, struggles with self-esteem, addiction, parenting pressures, anger, and feelings of isolation. Marissa works with clients who want clear goals and practical steps alongside compassionate listening.

Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She treats therapy as a team effort - the client sets goals and Marissa helps map steps to reach them. Sessions focus on skills, insight, and real-world strategies that people can try between meetings.

Marissa draws on several approaches to shape treatment. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships affect emotions. She applies cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses elements of emotionally-focused work and EMDR when trauma is part of the story.

She holds a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential, listed as LMFT in Idaho and California. Marissa has three years of post-licensure experience working in telehealth and online formats, so she is comfortable helping people by phone, video, chat, or messaging.

Sessions are offered in English and are organized through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. People begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to therapist availability.

How online methods and approaches work together

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and reactions; in online sessions this helps identify patterns that affect intimacy, trust, and communication. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on noticing and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, or impulsive actions. EMDR, when used, offers a structured way to process traumatic memories by pairing focused attention with guided techniques to reduce distress and reactivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, comfort with different methods, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping the client’s preferences central to the process.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see facial cues and share screens for worksheets. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging provide brief support between sessions and let people reflect in writing. These options help fit therapy into busy days and different lifestyles while keeping the focus on consistent, goal-oriented work.